VA SB245 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on April 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-06 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on April 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-06 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
School boards; use of social media platforms as sole means of certain communications prohibited. Provides that each school board shall prohibit public elementary and secondary schools, school board employees, and school volunteers from using a social media platform as the sole means of communication with students for the facilitation of school-related extracurricular activities. The bill provides an exception to such prohibition when such use is required to meet an objective that cannot be reasonably achieved without such use, provided that the division superintendent or his designee (i) provides clear, written instructions on such use and (ii) may revoke such exception at any time.
Title
School boards; use of social media by schools, etc.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-04 - Senate - House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - House - Passed House with amendments (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - House - Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - House - Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N) (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-13 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Reported from Education and Health with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - House - Passed House with amendments (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-02 - House - Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-25 - House - Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N) (Y: 9 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-16 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-13 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - Senate - Reported from Education and Health with amendment and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0338) | |
| 2026-04-06 | Approved by Governor-Chapter 338 (effective 7/1/2026) | |
| 2026-03-14 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |
| 2026-03-14 | Senate | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB245) |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB245ER) |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | House Amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Passed House with amendments Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Passed House with amendments (98-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 2026-03-02 | House | committee amendments agreed to |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Read third time |
| 2026-02-27 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Reported from Education with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 1-N) |
| 2026-02-24 | House | House subcommittee offered |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Read first time |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Blank Action |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-02-16 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB245) |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 26107894D-S1 |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate committee offered |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB245) |
| 2026-01-12 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2026-01-12 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100795D |
